Mr. Micawber D6138 – Mini – Royal Doulton Character Jug

Royal Doulton Character Jug, Mr. Micawber D6138 (black hat; green coat; blue polka-dot bow tie). Designed by Leslie Harradine and Harry Fenton. Series: Charles Dickens’ Characters, issued 1940 – 1960. Size: 2.25″H (mini)

In Charles Dickens’s class, “David Copperfield”, Wilkins Micawber is Copperfield’s landlord and friend. A sanguine idler, Micawber unmasks Uriah Heep as a villain and is rewarded with passage to Australia, where he settles happily in a prominent neighborhood. This jug was commissioned by Lawleys By Post in a limited edition of 2,500 and comes with a certificate of authenticity.